Colony - Modern Colonies (examples, Organized Alphabetically)

Modern Colonies (examples, Organized Alphabetically)

  • Alaska: a colony of Russia from the middle 18th century until sold to the United States in 1867. Became the 49th state in 1959.
  • Angola: a colony of Portugal since the XV century. Independent since 1975.
  • Australia: In 1770 some of the eastern coastline of Australia is claimed as British territory by the British explorer, Lieutenant James Cook. The First Fleet was sent to Australia to start a penal colony in 1788. Eventually, Australia became a Federation in 1901.
  • Brazil: a colony of Portugal since the XV century. Independent since 1822.
  • Canada: colonised by first France, as New France (1534-1763), then under British rule (1763–1867), before achieving Dominion status.
  • Guinea: a colony of Portugal since the XV century. Independent since 1974.
  • Hong Kong was a British colony from 1841 to 1997. Is now a Special Administrative Regions of China.
  • India since the XV century until 1961, parts of modern India belonged to Portugal and were collectively known as Portuguese India. Parts of India were also under the direct control of the government of the United Kingdom between 1858 and 1947. See also Crown colony.
  • Indonesia was a Dutch colony for 350 years, from 1600 to 1945/49, occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945.
  • Macau was a Portuguese colony from 1557 to 1999. Together with Hong Kong, became a Special Administrative Regions of China.
  • Mozambique: a colony of Portugal since the XV century. Independent since 1975.
  • Philippines, previously a colony of Spain from 1521 to 1898, was a colony of the United States from 1898 to 1946. During World War II between 1942 and 1945, it was occupied by the Japanese forces.
  • Taiwan was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples closely related linguistically, culturally and genetically to the Filipino people and more distantly to the Polynesians. In the 13th century, people from China's Song Dynasty had been migrating to Taiwan - however, the migration was small due to the island's harsh terrain and hostile local tribes. In the 17th century, most of southern Taiwan was a Dutch colony for 37 years before Koxinga, an anti-Manchu and Ming loyalist controlled the island by defeating the Dutch. In 1683, the Qing Dynasty defeated Koxinga's descendants and ruled over the island, and was made part of Fujian Province till 1885, when it was elevated to become a province in its own right. In 1895, the Qing Dynasty ceded Taiwan to the Empire of Japan following its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. After the defeat of Japan in World War II, Taiwan has been administered by the Republic of China, which has been based there following its retreat from mainland China after losing a civil war to the communists in 1949.
  • The United States, originally thirteen distinct English (or British, if founded after the Acts of Union of 1707) colonies in British America. The Colony of Virginia, later to become the U.S. states of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia, was the first of the thirteen colonies and was under English and then British rule from 1607 until 1783, at least nominally. The United States also founded their own colonies in both the Atlantic and Pacific regions, such as Madisonville on the island of Nuku Hiva in 1813 and Monrovia in 1821.

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